Babe In the Woods
She waits for night to swallow the day
She waits for night to swallow the day, and then she says
Gimme a break kid, ‘cause you don’t know anything
Gimme a break kid, ‘cause you don’t know anything about walking in the dark
You’re afraid of the dark. Ever since you were small, a nightlight by your bed,
Eyes shifting in your head.
Gimme a break kid, ‘cause you don’t know anything
About screaming to the stars, when it’s just you and them and an empty hole you try
To fill with something more than a flicker.
When it’s just you and them and an empty hole and you’re trying to fill it up.
Breakdown
The screws were flying out of his racing head.
Like paper on fire falls apart so fast.
Those who saw before and after
Scratched their heads in wonder, and told the papers
They knew it all the time, they could see the signs
Watching the real world breaking down
It’s too close to home to leave it behind
There were things they might have heard.
Little things, unimportant at the time but yes
It all makes sense now.
Wrapping the whole thing up in tight plastic wrap,
You know the kind where you drop a watermelon on it and it doesn’t break?
Locks in confusion, doubts and fear.
Watching the real world breaking down
It’s too close to home to forget it in day.
There were things they might have heard.
Little things, unimportant at the time but yes
It all makes sense now.
With closed eyes and turned heads
They’re swimming in waves of relief
Because it wasn’t their turn, because it wasn’t their time.
Fireball
I’m gonna wait for the right time of the day, when the square is full.
I’m gonna wait ‘til the sun shines in their eyes, so they’ll never know.
I’m gonna go out in a blaze of glory.
I’m gonna burn my name into the pages of history.
Today’s the day I’m gonna make it to the headlines.
You’re gonna see my name everywhere.
Hill O’ Beans
I’m gonna follow that dream to the ends of the earth I’m gonna track it down.
Put it in a cage to keep it safe for the day I’ll need to have it around.
So I can look at it and say that it hasn’t died.
Yeah I know it’s just a dream
Doesn’t really mean anything at all.
I’m gonna follow that dream to the ends of the earth I’m gonna track it down.
Put it away to keep it safe for the day I’ll need to have it around.
So I can look at it and say that there’s still a chance that it will come alive.
Like a Vise
You better watch out for that man.
He’ll dig into your soul, deep down
And he’ll hold you like a vise
Squeezing out your will
Drop by drop no resistance.
And he’s grabbing your heart and he’s shaking shaking shaking
And it just won’t stop
Your shaking just won’t stop.
You won’t allow it.
Open Wide
There’s a pain in my eyes that comes from looking.
Looking at the ground, looking at the buildings on the ground
Looking at the people in the buildings.
Watching their lips move and they read each other’s minds
They must because they say the same things over and over all day long.
Looking at the spots on their teeth inside their mouths
Some of them haven’t been to the dentist in a long, long time.
They won’t let me go further, but I don’t want to go further.
They won’t let me see inside, but I don’t want to see inside!
The Dark Side
War gains faith in arms.
Lust for power no matter the cost.
I can see a change coming.
I can see a change coming in favor of the dark side.
Desire for domination over barren lands
Who will claim victory over the dust?
It’s madness nothing else.
I can see a change coming
I can see a change coming in favor of the dark side.
Your Love
Your love holds me down, and it cuts me like a knife
Deep in the heart, and slowly twisting.
Your love grabs me by the neck, tighter and tighter
I fight for the breath that you hold in your hands.
Someone once told me I should have been running
Someone once told me I should have been running away.
Your love screams out my name, and it breaks down the walls
Makes me shiver with fear, and it feeds on the fear.
Your love rips me apart, like a lamb before slaughter
But there’s no innocence here. It’ just gets deeper and deeper